Flooding threatens fracking industry as maps need to be redrawn
“…floodplains maps should first be updated to take into account the recent extreme weather events and point out that such flooding makes hydrofracking an even bigger environmental risk.
“The floodplain is a different place than it was,” said New York State Assemblyman Kevin A. Cahill, a Democrat, who chairs the energy committee.
He said places that used to flood sporadically or not at all now experience three or four floods a year. “We need to remap,” he said.”
Source: NYTimes Green
